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Samuel Powell

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Samuel Powell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817
Preceded byJohn Rhea
Succeeded byJohn Rhea
Personal details
Born(1776-07-10)July 10, 1776
Norristown, Pennsylvania
DiedAugust 2, 1841(1841-08-02) (aged 65)
Rogersville, Tennessee
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
SpouseMary Rutledge Powell
Children
  • George Rutledge Powel
  • Robert Davis Powel
  • Samuel Jackson Powel
Alma materPhiladelphia College
Profession

Samuel Powell (July 10, 1776 – August 2, 1841), was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.

Biography

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Powell was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Philadelphia College, studied law, and was admitted to bar in Norristown prior to 1800.[1]

Career

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In 1800, Powell moved to Blountville, Tennessee, where he established the first law school in Tennessee at his home since he was new to the area and needed to establish a following. He married Mary Rutledge, daughter of General George Rutledge, a prominent citizen of Sullivan County.[2][better source needed] In 1805, he moved to Rogersville, Tennessee, and practiced law. From 1807 to 1809, he served as a member of the superior court of law and equity.[1] He was a judge of the first circuit court of Tennessee in 1812–1813. He was a law mentor to future attorney and state politician John Netherland.[3]

Powell was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1815, to March 3, 1817.[4] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1816.[1]

After departing Congress, Powell resumed the practice of law, and he was again a judge of the first circuit court of Tennessee from 1819 to 1841.[1]

Death

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Powell died in Rogersville, Tennessee, on August 2, 1841, at age 65, and is interred at the Old Presbyterian Cemetery.[1][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "POWELL, Samuel, (1776 – 1841)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "Samuel Powell". Angelfire.com. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  3. ^ Oliver Perry Temple, Notable Men of Tennessee (Cosmopolitan Press, 1912), p. 159.
  4. ^ "Samuel Powell". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Samuel Powell". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 1st congressional district

1815-1817
Succeeded by